Vaumicel dominates the first equestrian competition of the season

Organized by the Crédit Lyonnais sports group, the opening day of the equestrian season attracted many visitors to the Vaumicel, initially in favorable weather. From 9 a.m., seventeen teams of two to five riders traveled through Vierville, Louvières, Englesqueville and Asnières. The team of Matthieu Pinet, Grégory Burin, Fabien Burin, Hughes de Bellaigue and François de Bellaigue won the rally. She was ahead of Marie-Christine Lestelle, Bertrand Lestelle, Hervé Pinet and Cédric Marie, also from Vaumicel. Patrick Ozanne and Michel Druesne, from the Bretteville-sur-Odon equestrian center, took third place.

From 10 a.m., four series of show jumping brought together 126 horse-horse pairs. In addition to the Vaumicel, the clubs represented were the Poney-Club de Bayeux, the Equerres, the Cravache normande, the Poney-Club de l'If, Bretteville-sur-Odon and Soliers.

In the first series, open to the maximum to the holders of the bronze stirrup, Matthieu Couttin, from Bayeux, on Crin Blanc, finished first. Elodie Mongin, from the same club, was second on Favori and Crin Blanc. In the second series, limited to the bronze spur, three Vaumicel riders ranked first: Karine Chevreau on Jiva, Stéphane Roussel on Reine des Prés and Michèle Ménard on Oison.

The third series, limited to the silver stirrup and contested at scale A with barrage integrated into the stopwatch, was won by Michel Maupas on Niki, of the Norman Cravache, in front of Christophe Favier on Candy, of the Vaumicel, then Marielle Maugis on Niki, of the Norman Cravache. The fourth series, limited to the silver spron, was held despite a brief storm. Valérie Lebatard, from Bretteville-sur-Odon, took the first two places on Priam and Locker; Nathalie Bacon, from Vaumicel, was third on Mexican.

The club announced a new day on Sunday, April 12, with the launch of rally and CSO challenges.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The source prints " Hughes de Bellaigue"; this spelling is preserved.

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